Weapons on board certain ships—general
123 Weapons on board certain ships—general
A person commits an offence if:
the person is on board a regulated Australian ship; and
the person:
carries a weapon; or
otherwise has in his or her possession a weapon that is located at a place that is accessible to the person; and
the person is not a law enforcement officer; and
the carriage or possession of the weapon is not authorised by the regulations or permitted in writing by the Secretary; and
the weapon is not under the control of the master of the ship.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 7 years.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
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